Lafayette Man Faces Rape Charges

A Lafayette man is facing rape charges after he allegedly kidnapped a woman and then forcibly had sex with her.

Captain Kip Judice with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office says 24-year-old Jared Tabb knew the woman. Judice says Tabb took her from the city Saturday and into an unincorporated area of the parish. He then raped her while using some type of electronic taser device.

Tabb is facing charges of aggravated rape and aggravated kidnapping from both the Sheriff's Office and the Lafayette Police Department.